The Red Sox are preparing to revamp their proposal for superstar pitcher Johan Santana and it appears they may be the new frontrunners as the Santana Sweepstakes nears the finish line.

The Twins are expected to decide by the end of Tuesday whether Santana will go to Boston or perhaps New York -- though for the Yankees to get back in it they will have to ignore their own Monday deadline.

The Red Sox are planning to enhance their offer by the early afternoon Tuesday. After the Twins' talks with the Yankees hit a stalemate over prospects just as the Yankees' self-imposed deadline hit late Monday, Minnesota put in a midnight call to Boston and requested that the Red Sox make their "best'' offer that included young left-hander Jon Lester.

Ah, the hot stove, where it's all trade rumors, all the time. If it wasn't Johan Santana in play, I'd rather be posting a video of some fan falling in the bleachers right now.

Fact of the matter is the names being mentioned as possibly getting traded from Boston are all my teammates. Great kids with immense talent. I don't want any of them to leave. I also understand that there is a good chance NONE of the players being talked about will be wearing the uniforms they currently wear their entire careers. Players get traded, we get that, we also get that there is a side to this that makes us view it as a business when it comes to the team, but personal when it's our teammates. They go hand in hand.

So ya, I would LOVE to see Johan Santana in a Red Sox uniform next year. If it could happen and we didn't have to trade anyone I know that would be perfect. That ain't happening. I look at this as the opportunity of a lifetime for everyone involved on both sides. Johan has a chance to become part of Red Sox Nation, and there's nothing like that anywhere in sports. Not only that but he would just add to the legacy that's being built across the major sports leagues and Boston franchises. Garnett, Allen, Brady, Beckett, Dice K, Manny, Papi, Papelbon. Who out there can run across their big 3 with that kind of star power?

The guys that might head to Minnesota are all at VERY early stages of their careers with a chance to become impact players/pitchers for a franchise that has an incredibly devoted fan base. It will be a huge opportunity for them. It's a great thing.

If it doesn't happen then we go about trying to win another World Championship with a roster that's already proven it can do it. That isn't a bad 'fall back' position.

Either way 4-6 players lives will most likely change forever in the next 24-48 hours, and it'll be good for baseball and good for the teams involved. So I hope it's us, but I'm more than ok if it's not.